Samurai by Mary Irene L. Ortiz / Momma

You brought us so much joy into our lives. I want you to remember the little belly button song I use to sing to you always. Remember you were always my baby heart and baby Smurf. I remember the day you were a little tiny puppy and we brought you home and you couldn’t eat. We took you to the vet and he told me I had to bottle feed you and when you went to sleep at night to put you close to my heart so you could hear my heartbeat. I won’t forget the time you put a cigarette butt in your mouth and you looked like you were smoking that was a funny sight.

The many times we told you were a baby and you would cry like a baby. Those sounds you made will always live in our hearts. Mema was your babysitter for nine years of your life Little. Who would think a dog would have a baby sitter? I’ll remember all those trips you took with me to pick up Frank from his hitch from the offshore drilling rig. I’ll cherish the time we took you to Freeport, Texas and we went to the beach and you got into the water. That was a sight… You looked like
some big dog in those waves.

The times you went camping with us. I’ll always remember you wanting to sit in the front seat of the car and Ruben and Cindy would get mad because I would sit them in the back. I’ll remember touching your soft ears that would put me to sleep and kissing your forehead at night. Lucy, Brownie, Jackson Montgomery, Princess Chiqita, Tabitha, Tinkerbell and Jasmine miss you too. In your memory Frank made you a flower garden with Saint Francis looking after you. I light candles in your memory often Little.

Samuel, remember to wait for us by the Rainbow Bridge so we may embrace you in our arms and kiss you little. We miss you so. I cry daily for you but I know you are in a better place. You are no longer sick from your congestive heart failure. I do thank the lord above for giving you seven more years to live since you were diagnosed.

I remember that sad day when you were only five and the vet informed me I would only have you one more year but you outsmarted him. I love you for that Little. But I’ll always remember the day that I took you last summer to the vet and you let out a tear that I’ll never forget. I know your condition was getting worse and I think you felt it too. Because you looked at me and let one tear roll down your cheek.

I’ll never forget it. Love you little for always till we meet again my love. Be nice to all the animals waiting for their loved ones. Remember to watch over us daily and take care of the house.

 

Love you always and forever,
Samurai
Mary Irene L. Ortiz